Murder Story of Opochka Jews at the Opochka Jewish Cemetery

From the first days of the occupation, the local Jews were receiving information about the treatment meted out by the occupiers to the Jewish population under their control. They began to assemble in small groups to discuss the situation. Some traitors reported about these gatherings to the German commandant. As a preventative measure, the commandant ordered that the organizers of these "gatherings" be quickly eliminated. In late July, this operation was carried out by the policemen in the following manner: In the morning, the policemen entered the houses of the designated individuals and told them that they had been assigned an easy job. They only needed to bring along a shovel. When the victims' wives said that their husbands had not yet had breakfast, they were told that the job would not take long, and that they could have breakfast afterward. In this way, four people were quickly taken to the cemetery. There, they were shown a spot where they had to dig a pit. As soon as the pit was ready, they were shot inside it. The last name of one of these victims was Shenkman.